Giambattista Lolli (1698 –1769) (jan 1, 1698 – jun 4, 1769)
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An Italian chess player and one of the most important chess theoreticians of his time.The checkmate pattern "Lolli's mate" involves infiltrating an opponents fianchetto position using both a pawn and queen, and is named after him.
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jan 1, 1698
jun 4, 1769
~ 71 years